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Florida’s two most successful MMA gyms are going to battle on the grandest stage.
It was announced Saturday that the “Ultimate Fighter” reality series is filming in South Florida, and for the first time, the series will pit gym vs. gym, with American Top...

UCF alumnus Jim Alers was defeated in his second UFC contest Saturday night – but the loss had a touch of controversy.
Alers was stopped by Chas Skelly with one second left in the second round of their featherweight contest, and Skelly’s decisive blow...

Almost from the moment Jim Alers moved to Orlando, his life changed.
As an 18-year-old leaving home for the first time, he found an education at UCF, then almost immediately discovered a passion for mixed martial arts. Ten years later, Alers has followed...

It is the second day of class as Professor Deleso Alford orders her Florida A&M University law students up to the podium, one by one, to introduce themselves.She wants each of them to share an interesting fact as they spend the next several months...

LEESBURG — Army veteran Jorge Rodriguez fought for his country for eight years, but tonight he will be in a different type of battle as he enters the competitive arena of mixed martial arts fighting in his first amateur bout.
Rodriguez, 29, a...

Anderson Silva has been gone from mixed martial arts for 13 months. Nick Diaz has been gone for almost two years.
But their fight on Saturday at UFC 183 has more buzz than all but the biggest main events. The curiosity factor is there for both...

If Alexander Gustafsson really does have the “book” on how to beat Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, he didn’t even get a chance to read the cover Saturday night.
Johnson, who fights out of Boca Raton, made quick work of Gustafsson in the main event of UFC on...

By the time he enters the Octagon on Saturday, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will have gone three years and 10 days without losing a fight – a stint spanning eight fights and four promotions.
And yet, some people think they know the secret to beating him –...

The most anticipated fight in UFC’s recent history lived up to the hype Saturday night, as Jon Jones defended his light-heavyweight title in a tense five-round decision over Daniel Cormier.
Jones made the most of a 12-inch reach advantage to keep Cormier...

Ben Saunders is a true rarity – an Orlando-based fighter at the highest level of MMA – but to realize his dream, he has ventured all over the United States to train and compete.
His recent travelogue reads like a country song – from Waterford to Longwood...

Longtime professional wrestler CM Punk has signed a multifight contract with the UFC and plans to debut in 2015, it was announced Saturday night.
Punk (real name Phil Brooks) has never competed in mixed martial arts before, but has worked out and shot...

Robbie Lawler told me last week that he was the best in the world, and he would prove it Dec. 6.
Typical fighter bluster? Maybe. But as the saying goes, "It ain't bragging if you can back it up."
Lawler proved it Saturday night in violent...

Ground & Pound is back in the fight game.
Other work responsibilities kept this blog on the sidelines for a couple of months, but we’re back to deliver news and interviews from the UFC and other top mixed-martial-arts promotions across America.
It’s...

Would-be robbers in Texas were stopped dead in their tracks when they were met by a gas station clerk who also happens to be a semi-professional mixed martial arts fighter, according to KPRC.
Mayura Dissanyake was working at a Fuel Depot in Houston on...

A UFC Hall of Famer says he’s ready to get in the middle of a tabloid feud.
Forrest Griffin tells TMZ that if “Lord of the Rings” star Orlando Bloom needs any help against 20-year-old singer Justin Bieber in a fight, he’d be willing to help.
A...

An actor found dead in the California desert this week was also an MMA fighter with past victories over Dan Severn and other luminaries.
Dave Legeno, 50, was best known for playing savage werewolf Fennir Greyback in two “Harry Potter” movies. He more...

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night from Dublin had plenty of Irish fighters – and all of them were victorious. But considering the deafening home-field advantage the locals had, those fights might as well have been 9,501 against one.
Naples’ Mike King was one of...

Two very different fights topped the card at UFC 175 on Saturday.
Chris Weidman retained his middleweight championship by defeating Lyoto Machida via unanimous decision in a matchup hailed as a Fight of the Year candidate. Machida's aggressiveness...